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The Sun
11 hours ago
- The Sun
Tragic dead end to baffling trail of Johor teacher missing classes since last year
JOHOR BAHRU: The school authorities were mystified after chasing up various avenues to locate a female teacher who was reportedly absent from classroom duty since last September (2024), before the devastating news emerged of a decomposed body found at her home last Thursday. Johor Education and Information Committee chairman Aznan Tamin said the last time teacher Lo Kwan Fong, 39, contacted her school (in Johor Bahru) was on Sept 26, 2024 to inform it of her absence before she went elusive and became untraceable with futile attempts to contact her from Nov 10 of the same year. 'The teacher could not be contacted via phone calls, WhatsApp, short messaging service (SMS) and Messenger and Telegram apps. The school principal also issued a show-cause letter for the deceased's absence from duty on Nov 21 and Dec 19 last year. 'The teacher's phone number continued to be unreachable on March 12, 2025, causing the school to resort to various other ways to track her,' he said in a statement here today. Aznan said among the methods used were through letters of inquiry sent to government agencies like the Road Transport Department (JPJ), the Prisons Department, the Immigration Department and a letter requesting her address from the National Registration Department. In addition, on Dec 29, 2024, the deceased's neighbour informed that the teacher had not returned home for a long time, going by the many letters and mail stuffed into the windows and door of her house, while her car was parked on the roadside nearby. 'The deceased was an only child and lived alone after her parents died,' he said, adding that the teacher was believed to have grappled with personal problems like depression. Aznan stated that as of the night of June 13, the body of the deceased was still at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital here as no next of kin has come forward to claim it. Yesterday, police confirmed the discovery of the decomposed body of a teacher at a house in Bandar Selesa Jaya, Iskandar Puteri near here, and believed that the deceased had died about a month ago.
New Straits Times
16 hours ago
- New Straits Times
Johor Education Dept followed SOP before missing teacher's body found
JOHOR BARU: The Johor Education Department activated standard operating procedures when a secondary school teacher failed to report for duty last September, months before her decomposed body was discovered at her home in Taman Selesa Jaya on June 12. Johor Education and Information Committee chairman Aznan Tamin said the remains of the 39-year-old teacher, Lo Kwan Fong, were unclaimed at Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA). Efforts to trace her next of kin were unsuccessful as of yesterday. Her decomposed body was discovered in her house in Taman Selesa Jaya on June 12, after neighbours complained of a foul smell emitting from her unit. Aznan said Lo, a teacher in a school in Taman Tunku Aminah, had last contacted the school's management on Sept 26 last year, to inform them that she would be absent that day. "When she failed to report for duty the next day, attempts were made to contact her. However, all efforts, including phone calls, text messages via SMS, WhatsApp, Messenger and Telegram, were futile," Aznan said in a statement today. He said the department had taken all appropriate steps to locate the teacher, including issuing show-cause letters in November and December, and also had sought assistance from various government agencies. "The department followed all protocols and standard procedures when the teacher did not return to work. "Letters were issued, and checks were made with the Immigration Department, Road Transport Department, National Registration Department and Prisons Department," he said. When the department's officers went to her house on Dec 29, she was not in her unit. Her neighbours told the officers that her car, which was parked in her housing estate, appeared clean despite not being moved since September. They found her unopened mail stuffed at the windows and front door, but Lo had not been seen since October. Her neighbours also said they had not seen her returning or leaving her house, Aznan said. He said police investigations revealed that Lo, who was unmarried, is believed to have died alone. There were no signs of foul play, and the case has been classified as a sudden death. "The remains were sent to HSA, where they remain to this day. No next of kin has come forward to claim the body. "Lo was an only child. Both her parents died in 2010, and she reportedly suffered from depression, although there are no hospital records confirming a diagnosis," he added.
